139 Pakistan entries on UN terror list

April 5, 2018

Islamabad, April 4: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has released an updated list of terrorist individuals and entities out of which 139 entries stem from Pakistan and include Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed’s outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and the Haqqanis. The list, which was released on Tuesday, highlighted mes of terrorists who lived in Pakistan, used Pakistani soil for their operations or collaborated with terror groups operating from within Pakistan, the Express Tribune reported on Wednesday.

Zawahiri, who was a former operatiol and military leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) and the closest associate of Osama bin Laden, topped the list. According to UN data, he is believed to be hiding in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan along with his aides who were med in the list as well. Saeed was listed as an individual also wanted by the Interpol for his alleged involvement in terrorist activities. According to UN data, his deputy Zafar Iqbal, who was in charge of finces for LeT and Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD), was also med. LeT was listed with its various aliases like al-Mansoorian, Paasban-e-Kashmir, Paasban-e-Ahle Hadith and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation. The list also included Dawood Ibrahim, an Indian tiol who has Interpol warrants issued against him. According to the UNSC, he holds several Pakistani passports issued in Rawalpindi and Karachi. The UN claims that he owns a “palatial bungalow in the hilly area of Noorabad, Karachi”.